OTTAWA – One Canadian soldier was killed by an improvised
explosive device that detonated near his dismounted patrol approximately 10 km
south-west of Kandahar City at approximately 4:30 p.m. Kandahar Time on 30 Oct
2009.

Killed in action was Sapper Steven Marshall, from the 1st Combat Engineering
Regiment based in Edmonton, Alberta, serving as a member of the Task Force 3-09
Battle Group. This was his first deployment and was only there for a week when
the incident took place.

Sapper Marshall was conducting a foot patrol in the Panjwayi District when
the incident happened. No other soldiers were injured in this incident.